Grumman G-164B N6711Q

Summary

On 28 July 1984 at about 12:30 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6711Q was involved in an accident near Delhi, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1984 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Delhi, California, United States

Coordinates

37.4192, -120.7704

Aircraft

Grumman G-164B

Registration

N6711Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delhi → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX84LA417

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT TOOK OFF SO EARLY IT WAS DESCRIBED BY A WITNESS AS STILL BEING DARK. THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS HIGHER THAN THE TAKEOFF POINT. THE OPERATOR SAID THE PLT TENDED TO BE EASY ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THROTTLED BACK SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE TREES. THERE WAS NO WIND. IN THE OPINION OF THE OPERATOR THE PLT GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE BEFORE HE REALIZED IT. THE PLT DUMPED THE LOAD AT SOME POINT IN THIS OCCURRENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.